Passenger-kilometers by rail in Eswatini

Eswatini: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 68,000 million passenger-km in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
68,000 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 46.9%
World rank
101st
of 101 countries
All-time high
500,000 million passenger-km
in 2007
All-time low
68,000 million passenger-km
in 2011
Years of data
5
2007–2011

Passenger-kilometers by rail in Eswatini, 2007–2011

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2007200920112007: 500.0k million passenger-km2008: 400.0k million passenger-km2009: 221.0k million passenger-km2010: 128.0k million passenger-km2011: 68.0k million passenger-km

Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for passenger-kilometers by rail in Eswatini is 68,000 million passenger-km, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.9% on the previous year and down 86.4% over five years.

That places Eswatini 101st out of 101 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 373,667 million passenger-km 221,000 million passenger-km 500,000 million passenger-km 3
2010s 98,000 million passenger-km 68,000 million passenger-km 128,000 million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 million million passenger-km compare
  2. 99 Zambia 4.18 million million passenger-km compare
  3. 100 Albania 812,000 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Eswatini?
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Eswatini was 68,000 million passenger-km in 2011, according to International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 500,000 million passenger-km in 2007.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 68,000 million passenger-km in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Eswatini ranks 101st out of 101 countries with data for 2011.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.